JimLur, I am not sure if the author really understands IDCC because he says Kodak imaging patents can be used as defense and hence would devalue the portfolio. Even in the case of Google, he thinks that MMI patents are good enough to defend against Apple and MSFT. If that is the case, why is MMI having an issue doing the same. It will definitely be more ammunition, but not certainly a complete defense. So, as per few other analysts, Google might still need IDCC's patents.
-vg_future